Description In this time of high-stakes testing, growing mental health issues among young people and increasing pressure on teachers to focus on rote repetition and practice papers, we have to step back and ask: What is the purpose of education? If you think it is to get children through tests, then this book is probably not for you.
To help map out the territory ahead, Hywel and Debra guide the teacher around the key Learning landmarks linked to each context\'s overarching con.
Each chapter focuses on a different place - such as a remote castle or a mysterious cave, where the Learning will be applied and challenged - and is packed with starting points and what ifs ...? to establish rich landscapes for exploration and a wide range of opportunities for discussion and writing.
Signposted by story starters and inductive questions - not to mention the beautiful illustrations which are sure to fire children\'s imaginations - Hywel and Debra\'s innovative routes to Learning will help teachers stray from the beaten track of the curriculum and instil in learners a sense of purpose as they discover, manipulate and apply knowledge and skills across a range of collaborative, cross-curricular problem-solving contexts.
These are not knowledge organisers or schemes of work; rather they are inspirational forays into imagined contexts for Learning which, as fantastical as they may appear, always have the real world as their destination.
Rooted in practice and grounded in research, Uncharted Territories invites a reassessment of what curriculum coverage can look like and provides an abundance of hooks into exploratory Learning that place learners - of whatever age - knee-deep in dilemma, so that they are thinking deeply, analytically and imaginatively.
If, however, you think it is to develop wisdom in children - the capacity to think, to apply knowledge, to empathise, to weigh up evidence, to consider consequences and to make informed choices - then this book is most definitely for you.
Description In this time of high-stakes testing, growing mental health issues among young people and increasing pressure on teachers to focus on rote repetition and practice papers, we have to step back and ask: What is the purpose of education? If you think it is to get children through tests, then this book is probably not for you
